Halloween 2019, 2020 and further

View below the dates for (among others) Halloween 2019 and Halloween 2020. You can also see on which day the holiday falls and how many days it is until this holiday.

Date

Holiday

Day

Week number

Days to go

October 31, 2018

Halloween 2018

Wednesday

44

-

October 31, 2019

Halloween 2019

Thursday

44

346

October 31, 2020

Halloween 2020

Saturday

44

712

October 31, 2021

Halloween 2021

Sunday

44

1077

October 31, 2022

Halloween 2022

Monday

44

1442

October 31, 2023

Halloween 2023

Tuesday

44

1807

October 31, 2024

Halloween 2024

Thursday

44

2173

October 31, 2025

Halloween 2025

Friday

44

2538

October 31, 2026

Halloween 2026

Saturday

44

2903

October 31, 2027

Halloween 2027

Sunday

44

3268

October 31, 2028

Halloween 2028

Tuesday

44

3634

Significance of Halloween 2019

Halloween 2019 (also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) occurs on the day before All Saints Day. It is a day that is dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. Halloween 2019 is a holiday celebrated annually on October 31 in the United States and throughout the world.

History of Halloween

It is "widely believed" that Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic harvest festival, Samhain, and that this Gaelic observance was Christianized by the early Church. Samhain festivals are said to have also had pagan roots. Some argue, however, that Halloween began independently of Samhain and has solely Christian origins. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is a time when magic is most powerful and spirits can make contact with the physical world.

In Christian times, it became a celebration of the evening before All Saints' Day. It is believed that the celebration of Halloween only made its way to the United States (from being widely celebrated in Northern Europe) in the 19th Century by immigrants from Scotland and Ireland.

The commercialization of Halloween (as we know it today) began in the 1900s, when postcards and die-cut paper decorations were produced. Halloween costumes started to appear in stores in the 1930s and the custom of 'trick-or-treat' appeared in the 1950s. Halloween 2019 now become a very profitable holiday for the manufacturers of holiday celebration items.

Traditions of Halloween

Halloween 2019 has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of Halloween 2019 include the attending of church services and the lighting of candles on the graves of the dead. Some Christians historically abstain from meat (a tradition reflected in the eating of certain foods on this vigil day. Additionally it has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well. Modern traditions of the holiday include attending Halloween costume parties, lighting bonfires, trick-or-treating, decorating and carving pumpkins, apple bobbing and divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories and watching horror films.

When is Halloween 2019

Halloween 2019 takes place on October 31 annually. The day on which the holiday falls on changes but the date remains the same; consult the above table for exact dates.

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